"Capt. Mooron" wrote ...
I guess you don't hang around City Marina....

No, I'm straight.

SV

Crime in anchorages is almost non-existant because folks
who live-aboard watch out for each other's stuff. This,
along with the open visibility of boats anchored or moored,
makes such things as burglary difficult without the perp
being caught and drowned. We live aboard yachtsmen can
and do take care of any problem with crime because the
police certainly won't. Case in point - there was a drug
dealer who moved in on a derelict vessel and the stream
of addicts coming and going to said vessel commenced
stealing things from boats they passed by in the middle
of the night. It wasn't long before this floating crack
house burned down to the waterline one afternoon.
when all the druggies were ashore. End of problem.
They got the hint and they certainly could not go to
the police about it.

Those who live ashore in a marina are generally a low
class sort who would be living in a trailer court if they
could afford it. There is always plenty of theft in
marinas. There always will be even in the high end
marinas because it is an easy area from which to steal.
Even crooks who live on the land often make their way
to the marinas for their thievery. Marinas charge huge
rates to tie up to a dock but don't spend a plug nickle
on any serious security. Theives know this. Often, it
turns out to be marina workers themselves doing the
stealing.

In Marsh Harbor in the Bahamas, there is a very real
problem with breaking, entering and theft from yachts
in marinas while one rarely, if ever, hears of theft from
anchored boats. Thieves go for the easy mark and stealing
from an anchored boat is often hazardous to their lives.
It just isn't so easy to run from the scene of the crime when
the crime is committed on the water.

S.Simon


"Sean" none wrote in message ...
Deos anyone know if it's possible to get statistics on crimes
committed in anchorages or marinas in the NorthEast USA?

I'm assuming the Coast Guard is a generic place to start but does
anyone know of anything specific?

Thanks

Does anyone know if it's possible to get statistics on crimes
committed in anchorages or marinas in the NorthEast USA?

Having lived aboard for 12 years,I have noticed that just before Spring there
is a ration of thefts and also just before Fall the same. This happened at
marinas and housing with docks in my area.
Layy Hill

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
I'm continuously amazed that more stuff isn't ripped off from boats.
Million
dollar boats with $8 padlocks? Very common.
$20,000 dinghies and outboards hanging from davits with *no* security at
all.

Guess it goes to show that most boaters aren't thieves, and that the bad
guys
do tend to rip off their own neighborhoods.

A $20,000 dinghy? What are we talking about here - a woodworker's wet dream?
:-)

A $20,000 dinghy? What are we talking about here - a woodworker's wet dream?
:-)

Check out the price of a fancy RIB with a
higher HP outboard. :-)

"Gould 0738" wrote in message
...
A $20,000 dinghy? What are we talking about here - a woodworker's wet
dream?
:-)

Check out the price of a fancy RIB with a
higher HP outboard. :-)

For boats which also have helicopter pads? :-)

Jeez...I've seen handmade custom Adirondack guide boats for a quarter of
that price, and they're absolutely gorgeous.

Don't worry about the dockmaster, Worry aout the Captain's handgun!

Capt. Frank

Sean wrote:

Deos anyone know if it's possible to get statistics on crimes
committed in anchorages or marinas in the NorthEast USA?

I'm assuming the Coast Guard is a generic place to start but does
anyone know of anything specific?

Thanks

Don't worry about the dockmaster, Worry aout the Captain's handgun!

Capt. Frank


Good one....

I know that the USCG carries M-16's below deck, and they also carry either the
new Beretta M92 9mm, or they still carry the old standard Springfield 1911 .45
(which I remember qualifying on during bootcamp back then).

Butch Ammon

"Butch Ammon" wrote in message
...
Don't worry about the dockmaster, Worry aout the Captain's handgun!

Capt. Frank


Good one....

I know that the USCG carries M-16's below deck, and they also carry either
the
new Beretta M92 9mm, or they still carry the old standard Springfield 1911
..45
(which I remember qualifying on during bootcamp back then).

Butch Ammon

Hopefully not the 9mm. Could the defense dept be so dumb as to make the CG
comply with NATO "ammo compatibility" rules, when they're most likely
targets will be terrorists or drug smugglers armed with much larger weapons?

I know that the USCG carries M-16's below deck, and they also carry either
the
new Beretta M92 9mm, or they still carry the old standard Springfield 1911
.45
(which I remember qualifying on during bootcamp back then).

Butch Ammon

Hopefully not the 9mm. Could the defense dept be so dumb as to make the CG
comply with NATO "ammo compatibility" rules, when they're most likely
targets will be terrorists or drug smugglers armed with much larger weapons?


'fraid so.... The USCG phased out the legendary Springfield 1911 in favor of
the Beretta 9mm to be in compliance. Heck, I think *ALL* the services are now
carrying the 9mm! I think it was during mid/late 80's when the services did
that.

Butch Ammon